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Digestive System Diagram Spanish Labeled

Twenty-five names in Spanish on one drawing of the digestive system.

Digestive System Diagram Spanish Labeled

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. la boca
  2. la faringe
  3. el esófago
  4. el estómago
  5. el intestino delgado
  6. el duodeno
  7. el yeyuno
  8. el íleon
  9. el intestino grueso
  10. el ciego
  11. el apéndice
  12. el colon ascendente
  13. el colon transverso
  14. el colon descendente
  15. el colon sigmoide
  16. el recto
  17. el ano
  18. los dientes
  19. la lengua
  20. la glándula parótida
  21. la glándula sublingual
  22. la glándula submandibular
  23. el hígado
  24. la vesícula biliar
  25. el páncreas

Drawn for this site, 2026-09-20. Licence: own work.

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Simple: 10 main organs 10

  1. la boca Mouth (oral cavity) Mouth. In anatomy also la cavidad oral.
  2. el esófago Esophagus (food pipe) Esophagus, the tube from the throat to the stomach.
  3. el estómago Stomach Stomach, the organ. In everyday speech it is also the belly.
  4. el intestino delgado Small intestine Small intestine. Its three parts are el duodeno, el yeyuno and el íleon.
  5. el intestino grueso Large intestine Large intestine. Its parts are el ciego, el colon, el recto and el ano.
  6. el recto Rectum Rectum. Recto also means straight.
  7. el ano Anus Anus, the opening at the end of the large intestine. El año, with ñ, is a year.
  8. el hígado Liver Liver, the large organ in the upper abdomen.
  9. la vesícula biliar Gallbladder Gallbladder, under the liver. Often just la vesícula.
  10. el páncreas Pancreas Pancreas, a gland in the abdomen that makes digestive juices.

Alimentary canal, mouth to anus 10

  1. la faringe Pharynx (throat) Pharynx. La garganta is the throat in everyday speech.
  2. el duodeno Duodenum Duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
  3. el yeyuno Jejunum Jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine.
  4. el íleon Ileum Ileum, the last part of the small intestine.
  5. el ciego Cecum Cecum, the first part of the large intestine. Ciego also means blind.
  6. el apéndice Appendix Appendix. The same word is the appendix of a book.
  7. el colon ascendente Ascending colon Ascending colon, the stretch that goes up from el ciego.
  8. el colon transverso Transverse colon Transverse colon, the stretch that crosses the abdomen.
  9. el colon descendente Descending colon Descending colon, the stretch that goes down the left side.
  10. el colon sigmoide Sigmoid colon Sigmoid colon, the S-shaped stretch before the rectum. Also el colon sigmoideo.

Accessory organs 5

  1. los dientes Teeth Teeth. One tooth is un diente.
  2. la lengua Tongue Tongue. La lengua is also a language.
  3. la glándula parótida Parotid gland Parotid gland, the largest salivary gland, in the cheek in front of the ear. Also la parótida.
  4. la glándula sublingual Sublingual gland Sublingual gland, a salivary gland under the tongue.
  5. la glándula submandibular Submandibular gland Submandibular gland, a salivary gland under the jaw. Also la glándula submaxilar.

How this list was compiled: Every Spanish name, its gender and its meaning was read on 2026-10-08, and each stands in at least two of the sources below. (1) WordReference, Spanish-English (https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen= followed by the word): boca, faringe, garganta, esófago, estómago, intestino, intestino delgado, intestino grueso, intestino ciego, duodeno, ciego, apéndice, colon (and Colón, colón), recto, ano (and año), diente, lengua, glándula, parótida, submaxilar, hígado, vesícula biliar (with its note that biliar is often left out), páncreas, aparato digestivo and sistema digestivo (one entry) and tubo digestivo; and English-Spanish (https://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword= followed by the word): jejunum (yeyuno), ileum (íleon), cecum (ciego, intestino ciego), ascending colon (colon ascendente), sigmoid colon (colon sigmoide, colon sigmoideo), salivary gland (glándula salival) and parotid gland (glándula parótida). (2) SpanishDict (https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ followed by the word): boca, faringe, garganta, esófago, estómago, intestino delgado, intestino grueso, duodeno, yeyuno, íleon, ciego, apéndice, recto, ano, diente, lengua, glándula, parótida, hígado, vesícula biliar, vesícula, páncreas and sistema digestivo. (3) Cambridge Spanish-English dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/ followed by the word): boca, faringe, garganta, esófago, estómago, intestino, intestino grueso, duodeno, yeyuno, apéndice, colon, recto, ano, diente, lengua, glándula, sublingual, hígado, vesícula biliar and páncreas. (4) Diccionario de cáncer of the U.S. National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov/espanol/publicaciones/diccionarios/diccionario-cancer/def/ followed by the term): cavidad oral, faringe, esófago, estómago, intestino delgado (duodeno, yeyuno, íleon), intestino grueso (ciego, colon, recto, ano), duodeno, yeyuno, íleon, ciego, apéndice, colon, colon sigmoide, recto, ano, glándula salival, hígado, vesícula biliar, páncreas and aparato digestivo. (5) MedlinePlus en español, U.S. National Library of Medicine: Sialolitos en los conductos salivales (https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001039.htm) for the glándulas parótidas, submandibulares and sublinguales and where each lies; its search (https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/) for colon ascendente, colon transverso, colon descendente and colon sigmoide. (6) Diccionario médico of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (https://www.cun.es/diccionario-medico/terminos/ followed by the term): colon (its four stretches, ascendente, transverso, descendente and sigmoideo), ciego, yeyuno, íleon, glándula parótida, glándula sublingual and glándula submaxilar (submandibular). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site, 2026-09-20. Own work; no picture was used as a reference. Positions and proportions checked against the text of the Wikipedia articles Human digestive system, Large intestine, Small intestine, Jejunum, Ileum, Rectum and Parotid gland. Licence: own work

How it works

The drawing follows the food tube from la boca down to el ano, with los dientes, la lengua, el hígado and the other helping organs beside it. Each name carries el, la or los.

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The two intestines and their parts

El intestino delgado has three parts: el duodeno, el yeyuno and el íleon. El intestino grueso starts at el ciego, with el apéndice attached, and goes on as el colon in four stretches (ascendente, transverso, descendente and sigmoide), then el recto and el ano.

Three pairs of salivary glands

The salivary glands are las glándulas salivales: la parótida in the cheek, la submandibular under the jaw and la sublingual under the tongue. The second is also called la glándula submaxilar.

  • El colon has no accent. With one, Colón is Columbus and el colón a currency.
  • Only seven of the 25 names are feminine: la boca, la faringe, la lengua, the three glándulas and la vesícula biliar.

Questions and answers

How do you say digestive system in Spanish?

El aparato digestivo or el sistema digestivo; WordReference lists the two as one entry. The tube itself, from the mouth to the anus, is el tubo digestivo, the digestive tract.

How do you say intestines in Spanish?

Los intestinos, or el intestino for one. The small intestine is el intestino delgado and the large intestine el intestino grueso. All three are masculine.

How do you say gallbladder in Spanish?

La vesícula biliar, a feminine noun. WordReference notes that biliar is often left out, so la vesícula alone usually means the gallbladder.

Is it colon sigmoide or colon sigmoideo?

Both. WordReference gives el colon sigmoide and el colon sigmoideo in one entry, and the Spanish dictionary of the U.S. National Cancer Institute uses colon sigmoide. The drawing shows el colon sigmoide, and both count when typed.

Where were the Spanish names checked?

Each name and its gender in WordReference and in SpanishDict or the Cambridge Spanish-English dictionary. The stretches of the colon and the salivary glands were also read in MedlinePlus en español and the Spanish dictionary of the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

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